Project Lead

My financial client is looking for a Project Lead to support their current PM on finalising a high profile project.

Role Responsibilities:

This role will be a support role to the current experienced project manager. So the successful candidate will only need between 4-6 years experience of leading projects.

• Manage, plan and direct all aspects of work for a project to ensure it delivers outcomes necessary to realise benefits as agreed by the project sponsor.
• Apply a structured project management approach and methodology, ensuring adherence to internal frameworks, processes and practices to effectively manage all aspects of the project.
• Develop and maintain detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates and resource plans.
• Identify and manage risks and issues, develop plans to mitigate risk and implement these in a timely manner, measuring effectiveness.
• Monitor the progress of plans identifying variances early allowing corrective actions to be taken in a timely manner, minimising impact.
• Organise project teams, assigning individual responsibilities and monitoring progress.
• Manage change throughout the lifecycle of the project ensuring decisions are made in a timely manner with full knowledge of the impact to outcomes and realisation of benefits.
• Identify, plan and complete communication activities to ensure they provide information in a timely and relevant manner and clearly communicate the intended messages.
• Identify stakeholders, develop appropriate plans and complete activities to ensure necessary levels of engagement are maintained throughout the life of the project.
• Complete project within the agreed parameters of schedule, budget, resources, scope, quality and benefits, identifying and resolving obstacles that would prevent achievement.
• Provide expertise and leadership in the area of project management ensuring good practices which are fit-for-purpose are being used in addition to increasing the organisational maturity within business areas for project and program management.
• A general knowledge of VMware virtualisation technologies (e.g., vSphere, vCenter, ESXi) and Network Engineering (Cisco UCS).
• Financial experience would be hugely beneficial for this position.

Please note that if you are successful, then you will need to go through a full police / background check.

If you wish to apply for this position, please submit your resume by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. For further information please contact Syrus Wynne at Clicks IT Recruitment on +61 433 889 990.